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    CVE-2008-6679

    Buffer overflow in the BaseFont writer module in Ghostscript 8.62, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ps2pdf crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript file.

    Published:Dec 22, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 8, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.06059
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ghostscript
    Product
    Ghostscript
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34667
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34729
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34732
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35559
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35569
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html
    http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34667
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34729
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34732
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35559
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35569
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High